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Democracy and society

Who will challenge Bulgaria’s strongman?

Last year's protests showed that Bulgarians want change. Yet the former prime minister, Boyko Borisov, could end up being in power once again

By Helene Kortländer

Reuters

Future of social democracy

The soft underbelly of British politics

A by-election in northern England has just provided proof of concept for one of the most effective campaigns to degrade and destabilise UK democracy

By Paul Mason

Pexels

Democracy and society

The future of Poland's defence is female

The changing security situation has motivated more Polish women to participate in defence. While PiS can profit from this, the liberal left is mute

By Weronika Grzebalska

Reuters

Future of social democracy

The Spanish Left vs. the rise of authoritarianism

Only a united Left, combining the best elements of social democracy and the green movement, can counter the threat to Spanish democracy from the Right

By Isa Ferrero

Reuters

Interviews

'The Left Party has led the wolves to the sheep'

Philipp Fink on Sweden's Prime Minister's lost vote of confidence - and why the former communists united with a neo-Nazi party

Reuters

European integration

Europe's South on the path to recovery?

Italy, Spain and Greece were hit hard by Covid-19. The EU recovery funds, which will soon be released, is a chance to transform their economies

By Michael Braun, Bettina Luise Rürup, Arne Schildberg

Reuters

Democracy and society

Dethroning the BBC

25 years after the Princess Diana interview aired, a series of grave malpractices by the BBC were revealed. The broadcaster needs urgent reform

By Des Freedman

Reuters

Democracy and society

Sebastian Kurz's fall from grace

Recent corruption scandals have not only ruined the Austrian leader's clean-cut image. His entire political project has been exposed as pure marketing

By Barbara Tóth

Pexels

European integration

Reinvent the macroeconomic rulebook for the euro zone

The pandemic-induced economic shock has shown how the EU's fiscal and monetary rules are outdated and ineffective. It is time to rethink them

By Peter Bofinger

Pexels

Democracy and society

Housing should not be a luxury

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already rampant housing inequality across Europe. But it could also be a catalyst for change

By Katharina De Moura Hofmann